The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04


rsiss an the ilssis Of the Doplarratin rre51i.-
i 5ent41I and quilerl1nturiAl elections, hemee ~
j n proner that the marty lGaitheatiqp " yDllsr
! priuaTleB should be based llpuh tiio bhNHi
1 deutial and FtIbgTnntofial aligillll9llll -, :,
i T'his committed does not nndertnife % Say
/ Who Vpked Tor BlaiUe and Logan or BteFell-
rOn. bst II you have tire right 80 say tll4V
! none hut Democrat 3 shall VOC ION 80 ~
] tie riElIt 10 sAy who shall be oolasitietsa ~
IN. 0Gnuinaham suggested that o. the
uHFiHhes had been getting on 50 well Ftlt5luIts
tho cqInmit tees interference, tiis5 EstlA9 . ="
1 A. well IN tho future. We are MI llemqfrntai
and the rule in the parishes y tnat y
\ man who Is known TO be a De1tGit !
/ Is entitled 10 vote. don't .bt ii,
Ia man can be excluded IRON Il
| tlte1isrfy because he at one time scratched q
/ ticket for reasons Of his own. lie tROtEut
/ tho rssullt ton was unnecessary n COMMITTEE
had been appointed ana tiiey hhu
lied. He did not agree with the committee
/ in all It's findings, but he intended TO vote I0l
| the report for the sake OF HARMONIC anu ne
/ hoped that it would be adopted. The agop-
! ton of the amendment would open the door
,f5e sDsaiTei. WAS interrupted by Mr.. Curry,
| who asked himff they did not ask a nlen IN
| his parish ct the primaries now ne Nofsu 'iis
/ M. -CElupinrham replied that the com
/ missioner of election knew who was a Dem
pCrHt in 90 OHtof 100 cases. ,,-....4
4 Mr.. Curry said that he was Democfat'
| and was al Knowing as one who was com
l-T7issioner; stiil he Thought that tho questions
were often asked voters.
Mr. Cunningham said that he never was q
commissions, aud knew very little about
! politics. LlaughterJ
| good to adopt the resolution. The Blame
J and l .0qsu men were in a small minority and
4 he did not think the question Was q SUM
| Cient consequence to have it interpeliabed In
Mn Wiliisus, of De Soto, took the floor.
He had been taught the people were the SOY
ercigna, and the nearer Won get to the pep
ple the better it will he for the party, tie
did not believe that the committee 49d tlSS
| authority to pass the resolution. He ulq
not believe that tho people W0nlu
stand 1t; they are entitled 10 home rule
Iouur men who were growing up ana strall,
gers fghn had never voted were ARR wing, and
the people of the parishes understood them
better thAn the committee. lie hSC heard
some talk of bolts in the committee. he rec
objected o bolt-the Bnatner bolt. he mao
heard Of that, IS well IS Of the Hunt bolt
Dir. Taylor, Of Uatahoula, said the, com
mitbee report provided that hepublIealis
shoald not participate in the primRTle5, The
psrish7cOmmittoe had no right to decide any
Col. Patton wanted to know how the COM
mItteg proposed to reach the Blaine and l1o-
gan people. A court would have to be es-
tAblished at each voting place 10 try each
voter. In his range of acquaintance he kneW
| of but two people who had voted for Blame
and Logan. In the whole City OF New Or
J leans the NORuS were taAi bstNttth StttAAAi
hours. He wanted to know what the process
would be when o man was challenged.
Mr.. Adams said that the point wonld be
decided by a vote Of the commissioners anu
by the Judge Of election. A man HING q
| protest also had the right to take the DRne
and nRmbuf Of the voter from the pol list
Col. Patton said that he believed the resO-
| luton impracbcable. Cries Of Question,
question, came from different paris of the
room, aud Mr. Ogden arose. He said: AS
| ! stated when ] introduced the resolution, ]
did not intend to throw a fire brand in this
| committee / was entirely sincere IN -ad-
| yOCatinE this proposition.
| II did not suppose that SO many objections
would be raised by the other side, and find
| opposition from them. I will, in the interest
| Of harmony, with the consent Of Mr.. Jsttries,
| who amended my resolution, Withdraw it,
| Mr.. Jeftrles gave his consent Col. Sparks
| then moved that the report, as submitted bt
| adopted. This motion MAS unanimously
| carried ana the committee adjourned